St Nicholas Parish Church Fleetwood. Week beginning 15th December 2024
We seek to be a church that lives by faith, is known by love and is a voice of hope to the community we serve.
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Sunday 15th December – 3rd of Advent
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
3.00 pm Nine Lessons and Carols and St Peter’s
4.00 pm Family & Co
Tuesday 17th December
11.00 am Carol Singing at Fleetwood Nursing Home
2.00 pm Holy Communion in Church
Thursday 19th December
9.00 am Shakespeare School Carol service in Church
10.00 am Christmas Community Coffee including the
100 Club Christmas Draw!
Friday 20th December
9.00 am Little Gang in the Broadway Rooms
Sunday 21st December – 4th of Advent
8.30 am Holy Communion in Church
9.30 am Worship on Zoom
10.45 am Holy Communion in Church
4.00 pm Family & Co
6.30 pm Nine Lessons and Carols in Church with Thornton Cleveleys Brass Band
Daily prayer:
Monday 8 AM St Peter’s | 5.30 PM Mount Rd Vicarage
Tuesday 8 AM St Peter's | 5:30 PM St Nicholas'
Wednesday 8 AM St David's | 5:30 PM St Peter's
Thurs 8 AM St Nicholas' | 5:30 PM Mount Rd Vicarage
Friday 8 AM St Nicholas’
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Carols in the Courtyard: Another outstanding event hosted this time by Ruth, Judith and team. We welcomed our friends from Yorkshire Brass. A great time of carol singing, with mulled wine, fun and a delicious lunch. Great to see so many friends and family joining us.
Christmas Fair: Just in case you didn’t hear(!) the Fair was a roaring success. We welcomed so many new faces from the community, including the Health and Harmony Singers and Santa. Everyone had a wonderful time. Despite storm Darragh, we raised £4200 for the Tower Fund.
Fleetwood Nursing Home Grange Road: This Tuesday we’ve been invited to go along and sing some Christmas carols for our friends at Fleetwood Nursing Home. We need as many volunteers as possible to sing. So, if you fancy joining us, please meet in the car park of the care home at 10.55 am. Alternatively, if you would like a lift, speak to Ruth and she’ll arrange a lift from St Nic’s car park.
Christmas Wishes: There is still time to send a Christmas greeting to the whole church family on our specially prepared ‘Christmas greeting notice sheet’ instead of sending Christmas cards. The sheet will be printed on 22nd December. Please jot down your message and hand it or email it to the Vicar or pop it through the Vicarage letter box. Verbal requests may get overlooked!
A Message from Phil: “Janet and I were overwhelmed with the cards, words and gifts we received on our last Sunday worshipping with you at St Nicholas a few weeks ago. The Tuesday after the service, all of our furniture was loaded into 3 vans and made its way up to Scotland where it is currently in storage. We are now – after several weeks of acclimatising – settled (albeit temporarily) in a small flat which our cat Arnold is very confused about! We have now “reserved” a new build house in Bishopton, to the south of the River Clyde near the Erskine Road bridge which should be completed in time for us to move into in late March. The generous cheque we received will be put towards soft furnishings in our new house. We remain humbled by all the messages of love and support we have received over the past few weeks and we will miss you all terribly. But we promise to visit when we are back on the Fylde seeing friends and family.” God bless you all. Phil and Janet
Please remember in your prayers: Archdeacon Mark Ireland, Jeff Chambers, Katie, Brian Brown, Mark Price, Debbie, Michael Carthy, Paul Sumner, Sandra Pratt, Michael, Chris Kelsall, Brian Morris, Ben and Ruth Green, and Elaine Clarke. Tracey Ashworth, Beth and Family. We also remember Jane Everitt and her family. Jane’s funeral will take place here in church at 1 pm on 2nd January.